Rural Life
A county councillor in Co. Mayo is calling for the deadline for slurry spreading to be extended "well into October".
Beef
The FCI is calling for an extension to the period during which organic fertiliser can be applied on farmland.
Grass
New research suggests that both organic and inorganic fertiliser use may contribute to concentrations of microplastics in soils.
Agri-Business
Yara has today (Wednesday, December 13) announced that it is acquiring an Italian organic-based fertiliser business.
Video
Colm Cussen is a beef farmer from Broadford, Co. Limerick, who breeds and sells pedigree Simmental heifers and bulls. Aside...
Dairy Technical
Chemical fertiliser prices remain high in 2023 and thus slurry remains a valuable asset on farms to grow grass.
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a reminder to farmers to...
Bernard Donnellan farms about 30ha in Co. Galway. He is a pedigree Limousin suckler farmer, with 30 pedigree cows and two Belgian Blue crossbreeds in his herd, his heifers and bulls are mainly sold for pedigree breeding.The Galway man has been in the business for the past 21 years and until recently, has been – in his words – a “traditional suckler farmer”.However, like many across the country, Bernard is making the switch to organic farming; His interest in organic farming, while not new, really set into motion when the price of fertiliser went up this yearAfter seeing the price increase he began looking at alternative solutions and it was it was online that he found out about the organic fertiliser Supersoil.
Slurry spreading will be prohibited from this Saturday, October 8, as the closed period comes into effect under the Nitrates Directive.
Cré has called on the government to enable local recycling solutions to create high-quality organic fertilisers and soil improvers.
Sheep
There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about finding another use for wool, and in Co. Kildare, Peter McGlynn believes he has found the solution.
